TII Launches Cloud Access to Homegrown Quantum Processors
The new service gives partners direct access to superconducting Quantum Processing Units developed in-house.
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In a move that signals the United Arab Emirates’ accelerating push into advanced computing, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of the Advanced Technology Research Council in Abu Dhabi, has launched a cloud-based service providing access to its in-house Quantum Processing Units (QPUs).
The service, initially available to TII partners, allows users to run quantum workloads directly on physical superconducting quantum hardware hosted in the cloud. The rollout marks a milestone for the institute’s Quantum Research Center, established in May 2020, which has progressed from foundational capability-building to operating multiple QPU systems ranging from 5 to 25 qubits.
According to TII, the latest generation of chips—fabricated internally—demonstrates quantum coherence up to 10 times longer than its first-generation prototypes, an important metric reflecting how long qubits can maintain quantum states before decohering. Improved coherence directly affects the reliability and complexity of computations that can be performed on near-term quantum devices.
The launch reflects coordinated development across hardware and software layers.
TII’s Quantum Computing Hardware Lab worked in tandem with its Quantum Middleware team to integrate Qibo, the institute’s open-source quantum software framework. Qibo enables researchers to design quantum circuits and hybrid quantum-classical workflows and execute them across both simulators and physical QPU backends through a unified interface.
Until now, TII’s internal Quantum Algorithms team has used the infrastructure to benchmark and validate experimental workflows. Extending cloud access to external partners shifts the platform from a closed research environment to a collaborative testbed for applied experimentation.
While the systems remain within the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) regime, the move positions Abu Dhabi as a regional node in the global race to build practical quantum computing capacity—grounded not only in investment, but in vertically integrated hardware, fabrication, and middleware development.
Dr. Leandro Aolita, Chief Researcher of TII’s Quantum Research Centre, said: “Launching a cloud-accessible QPU service only four years after establishing the lab demonstrates both the pace and ambition of our quantum program. Until now, this infrastructure has been used internally by TII’s Quantum Algorithms team to develop, validate, and benchmark quantum workflows. With today’s launch, we are extending that same cloud-based access model to our partners, providing a practical platform to accelerate experimentation and hybrid quantum-classical development on locally developed infrastructure.”
